Retirees

The Forum of Senior Citizens on Elongation of Service (FOSCEL), an affiliate of the Kano State Pensioners Union, has commended the Kano State Government for the payment of the sixth tranche of retirees’ gratuities and death benefits, while…
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The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has approved a 1,173 per cent upward review of pensions for 2,116 retirees under the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) and paid 8.70 billion arrears to 2,116 retirees. The Director-General…
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The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) says it has begun implementing the new pension increments for retirees under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS). The increments of ₦32,000, 10.66 per cent, and 12.95 per cent will take…
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By Lamara Garba Azare They carried chalk, files, and stethoscopes in their youth. Today, they carry pain, waiting for gratuities that never came. Dr. Ali Pate says their waiting must end, and 2027 could be their dawn. For more than a…
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President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate rollout of free healthcare for low-income retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). ‎‎He also mandated prompt implementation of overdue pension increases and a minimum pension…
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Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has increased the minimum pension for retirees in the state from N5,000 to N20,000. Gov Yusuf announced this on Thursday during the third phase of outstanding pension payments, where N5…
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The Correctional Officers Pencom Retirees Association of Nigeria (COPRAN), says the contributory Pension Commission (PenCom) scheme is worsening the challenges of retirees.COPRAN, in a petition to President Bola Tinubu, Senate President,…
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The Zamfara Government has disbursed over N2.3 billion as gratuity to 1,746 retired civil servants in the state. Sulaiman Idris, Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Dauda Lawal on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement issued…
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Retirees in Niger State on Wednesday stormed Government House, Minna, to protest the non-payment of their gratuity for the past eight years. One of the retirees, Idris Ndalati, who retired as a chief driver from the government house, told…
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He explained that Kano State Government was operating a different contributory pension scheme from that of the Federal Government. According to him, payment of entitlements in the state had been timely and hitch-free, until recently when…
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